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STEM Ed Announcement: MEES Confernce Call for Presenters
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- Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:05:18 -0500
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Call for Workshop Proposals
Annual MEES Conference 2012
Refresh: New Tools and Techniques for Todays Educators
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Environmental Education Society (MEES) is
seeking workshop proposals for the 2012 Conference Refresh:
New Tools and Techniques for Todays Educator. Come share
what you have learned and experienced in and out of the
classroom.
For more than thirty years, the MEES conference has
attracted participants with great presentations, great
food, and great friends! The conference draws a diverse
audience including classroom teachers from pre-school to
college, museum and nature center staff and administrators,
and community resource leaders. We hope you will consider
presenting at this exciting conference!
If you or someone you know is interested in presenting at
the 2012 MEES Conference, now is the time to submit a
workshop proposal. We are especially interested in
presentations relating to reaching new audiences,
collaborating more effectively, responding to feedback on
your programs, renewing your passion for environmental
education, and using tools and resources in new, exciting
ways.
Our deadline for receiving proposals is November 18, 2011.
How do you invigorate tried and true programs and
activities for new audiences and objectives? What have you
learned about making the shift?
How do you use feedback and client suggestions to
improve your programs? What lessons have you learned?
How do you keep your enthusiasm in the field and the
classroom alive? What strategies have you found that
restore your passion for environmental education?
What skills have you brought to program
administration and managing staff? Which ones translate
effectively from other sectors and what concerns are unique
to management in the environmental education field?
Technology can be used to keep the message of
environmental conservation fresh and timely and to inspire
students and educators alike with a wealth of information
and toolsshare a success story that uses technology to
educate about the environment.
How have you introduced a variety of techniques into
your teaching practice to reach diverse learners?
Please note, if you have shared a presentation on your
program in the past, we will look for specific information
on how your approach this year addresses our theme and has
been refreshed from past years. Special consideration will
be given to those workshops that contain hands-on materials
and activities that participants can take with them to
share with colleagues. We are looking for workshops which
will engage participants in this years theme. These might
include, but are not limited to:
Integrating environmental science in formal school
locations.
Implementing Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
in environmental education programs and activities.
Sharing or facilitating projects and programs that
connect formal and informal educators and their
institutions.
We offer certificates for professional development points
for classroom teachers; please refer to the Guidelines for
K-12 Professional Development below, as adapted from the
Massachusetts Department of Education when designing your
workshop:
Guidelines for K-12 Professional Development
Connections to Common Core of Learning and state Curriculum
Frameworks.
Plan professional development with clear objectives,
relevant learning activities and conclusions.
Incorporate technology tools and appropriate media.
Build on educators prior knowledge and experience.
Use principles of adult learning theory to engage educators
in professional growth.
Depth of content rather than breadth of information
presented.
Employ a variety of teaching techniques such as direct
instruction, practice, discussion, problem-solving,
Socratic dialogue, and research projects
Provide many and varied opportunities for educators to
incorporate new knowledge and skills into classroom
practice or school and district management.
Assess proficiency through an appropriate end-of-course
assessment.
Provide follow-up resources.
Share what you have learned about revitalizing
environmental and keeping your work relevant to your
audience at this years MEES Conference. Presenters will be
asked to submit a short follow up article for publication
in the Observer MEES newsletter to recap their session.
Please find the Conference Workshop Proposal form online at
http://www.massmees.org and submit; or e-mail the
accompanying form to the address listed on the form by the
November 18, 2011 deadline. Thank you!
Questions? Please e-mail: presenters@massmees.org
Massachusetts Environmental Education Society (MEES)
CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester
Please type or print clearly ALL information (as you wish
it to appear in the conference brochure) in the form below
or online at http://www.massmees.org. We will need a
mailing address and e-mail address for each presenter.
LEAD PRESENTER: _________________________ Title:
____________________________________
* Complimentary membership, conference attendance and lunch
* is extended to the lead presenter only. ALL PRESENTERS
* must submit a conference registration form. Conference
* registration will begin in early December.
SCHOOL/INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION:
_________________________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS (for receipt of MEES membership materials):
_____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORK PHONE: ( ) __________________ HOME PHONE: (
) _________________________
E-MAIL (for receipt of online Observer issues):
_______________________________
FAX:____________________
CO- PRESENTER #1 ________________________ TITLE:
__________________________________
* All Co-Presenters must register and pay the registration
* fee which includes conference attendance, membership and
* lunch. Scholarships are available.
Conference registration will begin in early December.
SCHOOL/INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION:
_________________________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS (for receipt of MEES membership materials):
_____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORK PHONE: ( ) _________________ HOME PHONE: (
) _________________________
E-MAIL(for receipt of online Observer issues):
_______________________________ FAX:
____________________
CO- PRESENTER #2________________________ TITLE:
__________________________________
*All Co-Presenters must register and pay the registration
* fee which includes conference attendance, complimentary
* membership and lunch. Scholarships are available.
* Conference registration will begin in early December.
SCHOOL/INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION:
_________________________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS (for receipt of MEES membership materials):
_____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORK PHONE: ( ) _________________ HOME PHONE: (
) _________________________
E-MAIL(for receipt of online Observer issues):
_______________________________
FAX:____________________
REMINDERS:
Complimentary membership, conference attendance and lunch
is extended to the lead presenter only.
ALL PRESENTERS must submit a conference registration form.
Conference registration will begin in early December.
All Co-Presenters must register and pay the registration
fee which includes conference attendance, membership and
lunch. Scholarships are available. Conference registration
will begin in early December.
Lead presenters and Co-presenters (s) will receive a
conference brochure through e-mail and must register in
order to attend other workshops and the luncheon.
The Lead Presenter will be contacted before the conference
to verify room set-up and AV set-up needs. You must
provide your own A/V equipment or rent it from Holy Cross.
Additional information to follow.
Please keep a copy of this proposal form for your records.
WORKSHOP TITLE:
Please complete the following or attach separately.
Brief description: (50 words max for conference brochure)
Brief explanation of how this workshop relates to the
conference theme Refresh: New Tools and Techniques for
Todays Educators:
WORKSHOP DATA:
a) Room Set Up:
Type of workshop (please check all that apply)
c) Preferred number of workshop participants:
____ Hands-on
Min._____ Max.______
____ Demonstration
(Classrooms can accommodate up to 50)
____ Outdoors
____ Roundtable discussion
d) Workshop time preference
____ A/V equipment to be used**
____ Single Session (1.25 hrs), morning
____ Especially loud
____ Single Session (1.25 hrs), afternoon
____ Screens for Projection
____ Double Session (2.5 hrs), morning
____ Other (specify) __________________
Note: Space for double session workshops is limited.
If you indicated a double session, would you be able to
adapt your workshop to a single session?
b) Audience(s)
___ YES ___ NO
____ Pre-school Educators
____ Elementary School Educators
____ Middle School Educators e)
Would you be willing to offer your workshop twice?
____ High School Educators
___ YES ___ NO
____ Administrators
f) Are you interested in receiving information on
exhibiting?
____ Naturalists
___ YES ___ NO
____ Other (specify) _____________________
**Please note: LCD projectors are available to rent from
** Holy Cross (MEES does not cover cost, but will arrange).
** Check here if you would like to rent a projector ____.
Please complete this form online at http://massmees.org
OR
E-mail this document to presenters@massmees.org
before the November 18, 2011 deadline
Questions? E-mail presenters@massmees.org